Luke 4:16-20

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¹⁶He went to Nazareth,^(A) where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,^(B) as was his custom. He stood up to read,^(C) ¹⁷and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

¹⁸“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,^(D)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news^(E) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
¹⁹    to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”^[a]^(F)

²⁰Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.^(G) The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.

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Footnotes

Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6

Luke 6:20-26

New International Version

²⁰Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.^(A)
²¹Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.^(B)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.^(C)
²²Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you^(D) and insult you^(E)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.^(F)

²³“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,^(G) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.^(H)

²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,^(I)
    for you have already received your comfort.^(J)
²⁵Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.^(K)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.^(L)
²⁶Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.^(M)

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Luke 6:20-26

New International Version

²⁰Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.^(A)
²¹Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.^(B)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.^(C)
²²Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you^(D) and insult you^(E)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.^(F)

²³“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,^(G) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.^(H)

²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,^(I)
    for you have already received your comfort.^(J)
²⁵Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.^(K)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.^(L)
²⁶Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.^(M)